HKEX has announced that its central counterparty subsidiary, OTC Clear, has received approval to offer client clearing services to banks in Japan.
January 9, 2020Among the key features of successful cooperative arrangements are strong, trusted relationships between authorities and a willingness to exchange information.
December 12, 2019Should the decision be taken to further reduce the settlement period, a number of challenges will have to be overcome, says Senfinasia founder Philippe Dirckx.
December 9, 2019Regulators should lead by example to promote the timely, full and consistent implementation of remaining reforms to support a level playing field and avoid regulatory arbitrage, the FSB says.
October 18, 2019The task force recommends implementation of margin requirements for non-centrally cleared OTC derivatives “at the earliest”.
August 10, 2019The leverage ratio revision permits cash and non-cash forms of margin received from clients to offset the replacement cost and potential future exposure for client cleared derivatives.
June 28, 2019Global association CCP12 says in a new paper that a ‘one-size-fits all’ approach to CCPs is inappropriate, and it is critical to recognise jurisdictional differences.
June 3, 2019The minimum deposit requirements will be abolished for professional investors and eased for retail investors. The minimum 20-hour compulsory training requirement will be reduced.
May 31, 2019In a joint consultation, the HKMA and SFC propose to mandate the use of UTIs in OTC derivatives trade reporting, and to discontinue masking relief for all jurisdictions but China.
April 29, 2019In its April quarterly round-up, ISDA detailed efforts in the three jurisdictions to ensure legal certainty on close-out netting, seen to be a critical issue for derivatives market development.
April 24, 2019